The Longest Road : Overland in Search of America, from Key West to the Arctic Ocean

"The ultimate road trip." --The Denver Post

"[An] engaging travelogue of a remarkable journey packed with plenty of intriguing tidbits for armchair travelers." --The Boston Globe

"A new book from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Caputo...is always an event. Pithily capturing their characters and opinions about the state of America, Caputo snares reading devotees of a classic American theme, the road trip." --Booklist, (starred review)

"It is a joy to read these stories. I mean that: pure joy. The Longest Road is the best thing to come along since Blue Highways and Travels with Charley." --Doug Stanton, New York Times bestselling author of Horse Soldiers

"[Caputo] keeps the narrative moving with his observant eye and mordant sense of humor." --The New York Times Book Review

"A new book from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Caputo...is always an event. Pithily capturing their characters and opinions about the state of America, Caputo snares reading devotees of a classic American theme, the road trip." --Booklist, starred review

"[Caputo] gives us a view not only of the 17,000 miles he traveled but of the many people with whom he spoke. The novelist and multi-award-winning journalist, whose Rumor of War was one of the defining books of the Vietnam era, should get it just right." --Library Journal

"A continental tale that is always engaging and frequently reassuring." --PW

"This reporter has more stamina in him than your average 21-year-old...Caputo creates captivating portraits of a wide variety of communities." --Kirkus